Clinical Supervision: Applying the ARC Integrative Supervision Model – August 18, 2027 – Live/Virtual

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DESCRIPTION:

This training will consist of 6 hours of supervision material as presenting through the following two lenses. When registered for this training, these two sub-courses will be added automatically to your profile to complete, and together they can be turned in to count for a 6-Hour course.

1. Culture, Values, and Context in Supervision

Effective supervision requires more than applying the same supervisory approach in every situation. Culture, personal and professional values, identity, life experiences, organizational systems, and differing perspectives all influence supervisory decision-making. Supervisors who intentionally recognize and integrate these contextual influences are better equipped to make sound supervisory decisions that strengthen the supervisory relationship, support supervisee development, and promote equitable, ethical, and effective client care. 

Participants will apply the ARC Integrative Supervision Model through case consultation, guided reflection, realistic supervision scenarios, and practical decision-making exercises that strengthen their ability to assess contextual influences, adapt supervisory responses, and navigate differences in culture, values, identity, and perspective across diverse supervision situations.

2. Navigating Relational Dynamics in Supervision

Effective supervision is built on the supervisory relationship, yet relational dynamics can complicate learning, feedback, evaluation, and professional development. Supervisees may become defensive, overly dependent, avoid feedback, recreate client dynamics within supervision, or disengage from the supervisory process. Likewise, supervisors may experience frustration, rescue impulses, countertransference, uncertainty, or relational blind spots that influence their supervisory decisions.

Participants will learn to assess and intentionally respond to attachment patterns, supervisory alliance, evaluation anxiety, power dynamics, parallel process, relational ruptures, and repair strategies while maintaining appropriate boundaries, ethical practice, and supervisee development. Through case consultation, guided reflection, and applied supervision scenarios, supervisors will strengthen their ability to recognize relational patterns, make intentional supervisory decisions, and foster supervisory relationships that support supervisee growth and protect client welfare.

PRESENTER:

DR. RHONDA JOHNSON
LPC-S, LMFT-S, REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST™- SUPERVISOR, APPROVED CLINICAL SUPERVISOR, TRUST BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION™ PRACTICIONER, EMDR CONSULTANT, SOMATIC EXPERIENCING™ PRACTICIONER